Two homeowners on Bellevue Island were rather surprised when a unknown man appeared in their homes during the evening hours on April 12. Michael Schannon, 54, of Silverwood pled guilty at pre-trial to a charge of illegal entry on April 29. His sentence is pending. The first incident on the island happened around 8:15 p.m. […]
Former owner of The Review, Ellen Carlson, recently sent me a photo that was printed in the San Francisco Chronicle. The clipped out photo was actually sent to Ellen by Bill Haight, who was a co-publisher of The Review along with Ellen’s husband Marty. Bill lives in Vero Beach, Florida. The photo was sent to […]
A man who has been a member of the Orion Cable Commission since 1985 won’t be one much longer. Lake Orion Village Council members decided on April 28 that because G. Brett Saunders is now an employee of ONTV, it would be a conflict of interest if he continued to be on the cable commission. […]
Developers on April 28 passed the final step in their plans to develop the old LS Family Foods property on M-24. By a vote of 5-2, the Lake Orion Village Council agreed to rezone the property from commercial and residential multiple to Planned Unit Development for the construction of Atwater Commons. The Aspen Group in […]
For the first time ever, I didn’t visit a beach while I vacationed in Florida — and I didn’t miss the experience. For the first time ever, I spent lots of quality time in northern Florida I was visiting friend Susan in High Springs, about 20 minutes away from Gainesville. She and her husband moved […]
An unplanned swim in Lake Orion could have been deadly for Leslie Stone, 34. But instead, the Lake Orion resident is currently in Oakland County Jail, charged with two felonies. A Lake Orion police officer made a routine traffic stop on Stone on May 5 near the Moon Gate restaurant on South Broadway. According to […]
Thanks to an alert neighbor, a Lake Orion woman is in jail for stealing a delivery van from the Lake Orion Nursing Center on Flint Street on May 21. Siobhan Kelly, 22, was arrested in the Bunny Run area after a man reported a suspicious vehicle. She was charged with auto theft at her arraignment […]
Can someone help Melanie, a homeowner on Overlake Drive? She’s giving a $100 reward for the return of a red-wheeled walker. The walker disappeared on May 15 during a Long Lake Woods garage sale. It was specially designed for a child with cerebral palsy. Call Melanie at 248-693-2507. No questions asked. My only question is […]
An enforcement problem convinced Lake Orion Village Council members on May 27 that establishing several 15-minute parking spaces downtown wouldn’t be a good idea. According to LO Police Chief Jerry Narsh, currently an ordinance officer marks tires to enforce the two hour parking ordinance, does other duties, then returns to monitor the marked vehicles for […]
For months, fifth graders at Paint Creek and Pine Tree Elementary Schools raised money to travel to Toronto in the spring. On the list of things to do in the Canadian city was seeing the musical ‘The Lion King.? The kids didn’t make it. During the spring break in April it was decided to cancel […]